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Patented Sept. 24, 1895.

S. HUGHES.

TOILET PAPER GASP.

(No Model.)

SAMUEL HUGHES, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGN OR OF ONE- HALF TOWILLIAM H. RICHARDSON, OF SAME PLACE.

TOILET-PAPER CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,849, datedSeptember 24, 1895a Application filed July 26,1895. Serial No. 557,242.(No modela) To @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL HUGHES, a resident of Charleston, in thecounty of Charleston and State of .South Carolina, have invented certainnew and usefullmprovements in ToiletPaper Cases; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap-[o pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in toilet-paper cases orpackages, the object of the invention being to provide simple andeflicient means for clamping the paper in the x5 case, so as to preventit from dropping.

A further object is to produce a toilet-paper case with a device whichshall be so constructed and arranged that it will Jforce the papertoward the front of the case and derive zo its power for so doing fromthe weight of the device.

l/Vith these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of z5 parts,as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation illustratingmyinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section.

A represents a box or case made of cardboard or other suitable materialand preferably rectangular in form. The top of the case is provided witha flap a, which may be secured to the body portion of the device in anysuitable manner. The front of the case is made with an opening b at itsbottom and the bottom of the case is made with a recess or opening c.These openings accommodate the fingers and thumb of the user inwithdraw- 4o ing paper from the case.

Within the case A a sheet of cardboard B (or other suitable material) isplaced and secured to the back of the case near its lower end. Inproximity to the bottom or lower end of the case the sheet B is bentforwardly and terminates at or near the front edge of the bottom of thecase, thus forming an inclined or beveled false bottom c for the case,and this false bottom is made with a recess cl coincident with therecess c. The toilet-paper C within the case rests on the false bottom cand the front sheets will be directed forwardly,

so that they can be readily grasped by the user. Between its ends thesheet of cardboard B is bent or folded to form asort of lever e, oneedge of which will bear against the back of the package of toilet-paperand the other edge of which will bear against the back of the case as afulcrum. The arm or lever e is normally disposed in an inclinedposition, 6o so that when power is applied to the edge which bearsagainst the paper said arm or lever will be made to bear against thepaper and force it forwardly toward the front of the case and clamp itin position, preventing the said package of paper from doubling uponitself and falling. The upper end of the sheet of cardboard B isprovided with a tonguef, which projects upwardly through a slot g and asuitable distance above the top 7o of the box or case. The tongue ismade with a hole h for the reception of a nail or hook on which thedevice can be suspended. From this construction and arrangement of partsit will be seen that when the device is hung up its entire weight willbe sustained by the cardboard B and consequently will tend to draw orpull the forward edge of the lever portion c thereof upwardly and clampthe toilet-paper between itself and the front of the case. 8o The powerapplied to the clamp or lever is thus derived from the weight of thedevice itself. The card B therefore serves the double purpose ofsupporting the device on a nail or hook and acting as a clamp for thepaper in the case. There is what might be termed a compensating actionbetween the weight of the package and the power of the clamp or lever c.Removing a part of the paper reduces the weight of the package, but atthe 9o same time it permits the lever to reach nearer to its position ofgreatest power, so that the clamping power of the device is about equalat all times.

My improvements are very simple in construction, cheap to manufacture,and very useful.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a case for toilet paper, of alever within saidcase and adapted IOO to bear against the paper so as to force itforwardly and means for suspending the device from said lever,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a case for toilet paper, of a flexible card bentbetween its ends to form a lever adapted to bear against the paper inthe case and force it toward the front thereof, and an extension on saidcard passing loosely through the upper end of the case and serving asmeans whereby to suspend the device, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a case for toilet paper having an opening in itsfront and bottom, of a card in said case secured to the back thereofnear its lower end, and bent at its lower end to form an inclined falsebottom, said card being bent between its ends to form a lever adapted tobear against the package of paper in the case and force it forwardlyagainst the front of the case, and a perforated tongue projecting fromsaid card and loosely7 through the top ot' the case, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

SAML. HUGHES. Witnesses:

H. C. HUGHES, THos. F. HANCOCK.

